Niccolò, a celebrated fresco-painter of Modena, born in 1512. His best works are at Modena, and in the Institute of Bologna; and have been highly praised by Zanotti, Algarotti, and Lanzi. He accompanied Primaticcio to France, and assisted in decorating the palace at Fontainebleau. He united skill in drawing, grace, and natural colouring in his pictures. Some of his easel pieces in oil are in different collections; and the finest of them, to be seen in the Dresden Gallery, represents the martyrdom of St Peter and St Paul. Abati died at Paris, in 1571. There are several good painters of his name and family mentioned by Lanzi. "Storia Pittorica," tom. iv.